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Pope Francis' body taken to St. Peter's Basilica for lying in state: Live updates
Roman Catholic cardinals gathered Tuesday in Vatican City to prepare for the Saturday funeral of Pope Francis.
Factbox-Global leaders set to attend Pope Francis' funeral
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Following is a list of the main world leaders who have so far said they will attend Pope Francis' ...
Pope Francis worried about greeting crowd in St. Peter’s Square but was thankful he did, report says
Vatican News has reported that Pope Francis was thankful that he was able to greet throngs of people in St. Peter’s Square on ...
What do people want from the next pope? American Catholics are divided
A 2024 Pew Research study found that a majority of U.S. Catholics believe women should be allowed to become priests (64%) and ...
Could the next Pope be Asian? Timor-Leste's president says so
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Pope Francis had a troubled course on dealing with clergy sexual abuse
Few could have predicted that a comment Pope Francis made during a 2018 visit to Chile would blow up into the biggest crisis ...
Could an American pope be waiting in the wings? Experts weigh in
With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, a guessing game is emerging on ...
Who will be the next pope? Some hints to watch for
No one knows who the world's Catholic cardinals will choose to succeed Pope Francis as the new leader of the global Catholic ...